Syracuse Lacrosse head coach John Desko previews the Big East Tournament (Podcast)

There was a time when the thought of Syracuse Lacrosse being in a conference, let alone a conference tournament, was a thought that would be laughed out of the room.

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Funny how things work out.

As Syracuse gets set to play in their first Big East Tournament against Villanova Thursday at 7 p.m., they need to win the Big East Tournament just to ensure a birth in the upcoming NCAA Tournament.

Is Syracuse head coach John Desko warming to the thought of playing in a conference tournament?

"Especially this year it is (laugh). I'm kind of a hypocrite there because when we first starting discussing a tournament with the Big East at the end of the year, I kind of liked where we sat and I thought it would be difficult to play teams twice, sometimes two teams twice in the tournament, but here we are in a position where we pretty much may need the conference wins just to get in the (NCAA) tournament this year."

More from John Desko is right here. Hear him discuss the play of Brian Megill, preview the matchup with Villanova on Thursday, and more.